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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23
THE OMNlPRESENT BOMB.
One Found on an Editors Desk and An
other on an OfficIal's DoorsteD

One Found on an Editors Desk and An
other on an OfilcIaPs Doorstep.
COLUMBUS, Ohio Nov. ga bomb was
found Tuesday evening on the table Of the
United Press agent in The Times Office. 1t
was under typewriter case and consisted
of piece of gas-pips about four inches long,
well plugged at each end with fuse at
tached. The police were notified and took it
to the station house. How the bomb got into
the editorial room is a mystery, but it is be-
lieved to have been placed there between 4
and 8 o'clock Tuesday morning.
CHICAGO, Nov. IA as-pipe bomb was
found Tuesday morning the doorstep of
the residence of United States Marshal Marsh,
on Michigan avenue. 1t WAS six inches in
length by half an inch in diameter, plugged
at both ends, and supplied with two fuses.
The marshal took pos 'ession of the dangerous
looking missile and turned it over to the
uniica
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23
A MODERN JEZeBeL.
She Pursues Her Prosecuted Husband to
the Ends of the Earth.

She Pursues Her Prosecuted Husband to
the Ends of tho Earth.
WABASH, Ind, Nov. 3-The Hebrews of
this town are very much agitated over the
flight of Sigmond Frey, alias Simon Reyf,
who otficiated as rabbi of congregation Ru-
dof Sholem for two years. Rsyf came here
from Cincinnati, and one year after his in
stallation it was discovered that he was
travelling under all assumed name and
also that he was married man When sum-
moned before the trustees he told a horrible
tale of domestic woe, but acknowledged the
truth Of both charges. He stated that he
was married in 1884 at Allegheny City, Pa,
TO a woman who afterward made his life a
living death. Finding that he could not
live with her he attempted to shake her off.
but failed. She pursued him like an aveng
ing Nemesis In 1885 he flsd to Europa, but
had no sooner reached Berlin than the police
were on his track and arrested him. She
had cabled his description to European cities
with the statement that he was a murderer
fleeing from justice.
Eight days elapsed before he could con-
vince the police that he was not a fugitive
and he then returned to America and insti-
tuted proceedings for divorce, but was de-
feated in the suit Penniless and friendless,
be psddled weiner wurst on the streets of
Cincinnati for weeks rather than ask assist
ance from any person who might inform his
wife where he was. Finally he became ac.
quainted with Isaac M. Wise, and through
his influence secured the position here. Last
June he was elected rabbi of congrega-
ton Abraham, in Chicago, and was
-, 1. Al A.
bers learned of his past record and with
drew the call The flight of Frey alias
~Reyf," was precipitated by the knowledge
that his wife was coming here to confront
him, coupled with the fact that nearly hall
the congregation refused to contribute to his
maintenance. Mrs "Frey" came here last
spring, and "Frey" said he would commit
suicide if she was not taken away at once.
His friends spirited her away and aftsrward
told her that he had gone to Chicago She
did not learn that he was still here unit
last week, and at once made preparations u
| jnin him
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-It now transpires that
the wreckage and spars sighted off Kenosha
by Capt Gilmer, of the Goodrich steamer
City of Ludngton, is the foundered gravel
hooker Edna This vessel sank in twelve
fathoms of water, one and one half miles in
due easterly direction from Kenosha pier,
about SIX weeks ago. She was half loaded at
the time with a cargo of gravel, when a
southwestern storm struck and foundered
her Her crew of three men escaped in a
fiatboat to the shore.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23
The Chicago Billiard Tourney.

CHICAGO. Nov 23-Slosson and Schaefer
opened the billiard tourney Tuesday night
with game of 800 points, From the first the
"Wizari' took the Ieai, running out when
Slosson had only 100 points. Schasfer made
some brilliant shots, besides twice making
run of twenty four, while Slosson's highest
run was seventeen. As the record now
stands Schaater and Carter are tie for first
and second money, each having won eight
ganes and lost one The tie between these
two will be played off Moulds gets the third
prize, while Thatcher, Ives, and Matthews
are tied for fourth. fifth. and sixth money.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 23-The ex- Empress
Eugene is lying critically i'll in this city
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

WASHINGTON CITY Nov 23-Nicholas NJ.
Bell, superintendent of foreign mails, post
Office department, in his annual report for
the year ended June 80, 1887, shows that the
total cost of the service was $425, SIS 81 The
total weight of all foreign mail carried was
!, ,4S6, T43, S46 grams Mr.. Bell wants sf47, 600
for the service next year, and proposes that
instead of dispatching mails by vessels
"when loaded" as now, system of premi-
ums and penalties be adopted to encourage
vessels to leave port on their schedule time.
He says there has been gratifying increase
In the mails to South American ports, the
correspondence being largely commercial and
showing an increase in our dealings with
those countries. The average increase in
mails to Central American states is 36 per
cent He strongly urges the extension of the
parcel post system as mean. of extending
nnr commerce.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23
SpILLING THEIR GREVY.
FRENCH POLITICAL COOKS SEEM
UNANIMOUS ON ONE POINT.

They Decline to Have Grevy on the Bill of
Fare and He Must Go-John Bright and
Others Express Themselves on the Irish
ProbIem-The Cxar's Travelling Guard
Foreign Budget
PARIS, Nov 23-The result of President
Grevy's interview with M. Brisson was that
the latter strongly intimated that the solu-
tion of the difficulty was the formers resig-
nation. This was not satisfactory to the pres
ident, and he then called in N. LeRoyer, who
also strongly advised Grevy's resignation as
a means of terminating the crisis. The fact
that every leading French politician and
statesman has refused to undertake the
formation of government under President
Grevy is regarded as making his resignation
Inevitable
Later the president consulted NJ. Deves, NJ.
Foucher de Careil and Others, but all bis eff
forts to secure the formation of a ministry
proved futile
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Nov. 23-Holong,
the slayer of little Lilly Field, was convicted
Friday of murder in the first degree, the jury
being out less than half an hour. His VIC
tim was girl of lG, for whose mother Ho-
long worked on farm Lilly was left at
home alone, and when her body was found it
was naked and partly eaten by hogs. The
mscreant had probably attempted or
succeeded in outraging the girl, which he
does not admit, and then killed her and
gave her corpse to the hogs which be con-
fassaa
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 28-Previous to
the adjournment of the North Alabama con
ference of the Southern Methodist church at
Tuscaloosa, Monday night, resolution was
adopted requesting DIR. D. C. Kelley, of Nash
Vile, one of the most eminent Methodist di-
vines in America, and missionary treasurer
of the general conference, to resign his official
position on account of bis utteranees in re-
ference to the Emma Abcot episode at Nash.
vile. The resolution will create great SEN
sation throughout the entire Southern Metho
dist church. Dr. Kelley defended Miss Alb
bott's rising in church to defend herself
against harsh terms used on theatre-going.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

NEW York, Nov % At the meeting of
trunk line presidents, at Commissioner Fnk's
office, Tuesday, the cut in freight rates to
meet that of the Grand Trunk was ratified
From the 2id ins.. the rates are AS follows:
Dressed beef, SEA cents per loo pounds; hogs,
sS15; cattle, 2o1]z; Sheep 3211S For ordinary
freight cars running ON lines other than thoss
which own them, or hired, the rates shall be
Il cent per mile run, instead of u cent per
mile as formerly, and Is cents per day for
every day on the road, to prevent delay in
ratytru
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

Great excitement has been caused in
the vicinity of Paris, Tex, by the remark
able recovery of Mr.. j. f. Corley, who
was so helpless he could not turn in bed
or raise his head; everybody sald he was
dying of consumption. A trial bottle of
DR.. Kings New Discovery was sent him.
Finding relief, he bought large bottle
and box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills;
oy the time he had taken two boxes of
pills and two bottles of the Discovery, he
was well and had gained in flesh thirty
SIX pounds. Trial bottle of this great
discovery for consumption free at Hartz
g. Bahnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23
SALISBURY BEFORE PARNeLL.
John Bright to the Conservative Union
A Big Tory Gathering,


LONDON, Nov. &3-The annual meeting of
the National Union of Conservatives opened
at Oxford Tuesday. Ashmead Bartlett, NJ.
p, presided. One Thousand delegates were
present representing England, Wales, Scot
land, and Ireland A letter was read from
John Bright Referring to shis proposal to
send Irish bills to grand committee CON-
posed of Irish mem bers, Bright says: "The
rebels will not accept the proposal, because
they are rebels, and with rebel Irish MEM
bers in the house of commons the plan would
not be allowed to work. Mr.. Gladstone has
hobby, in which the rebel leaders for a time
agreed to join him. He is committed
to that hobby and cannot eondescend to con-
slider plan less pretentious but more reason
able than his own. Nothing can be done un
til Mr.. Gladstones bill has been entirely got
rid Of and the position is wholly changed.
Mr.. Gladstone stops the way. We cannot
allow Mr. Gladstone to return to offics on his
Irish policy. l prefer to join hands with
Lord Salisbury rather than with Parnell and
his friends, the leaders of the rebellion"
An address congratulating the queen upon
her Jubilee WAS adopted
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

New YORK, Nov "a clothing firm
on the Bowery advertised Tuesday that 1000
overcoats would be given away TO poor boys
Tuesday night. This caused great number
of parents and children to assemble around
the store in the evening There was a crush,
and many women and children were slightly
injured. Forty policemen were sent to the
SPOT to restore order. The store was fairly
mobbed. After the 900 overcoats had been
distributed there were still thousands of
children in the crowd who bad to GO away
disaupDlutetl
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

INDIANAPOLIS, fIov 23-The state auditor
completed his annual report Tuesday War
rants were drawn during the year to the
amount of s.. 80 944. The net cash receipts
were s., s6G, 81 Advance payments have
been made bf many counties 10 relieve the
temporary embarrassment of the genera
fund. and the December settlements will en-.
able the treasurer to meet current expenses.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

DUBLIN, Nov 2S At the regular fort
nightly meeting of the National league held
Tuesday Timothy Harrington stated that in
stead of the local branches having been in
tirnidated their receipts had been very large
ly increased since the government had pro-
claimed them, and their membership was
much greater. Hesly, referring to the fact
that some of the Irish members had evaded
the police instead of defying them, denied
that they had thus placed themselves in an
undignified position, For dignity in their
present position, he declared, he wouldn't
give straw.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23
CONDENSED NEWS.

The treasurer OF the Irish Land league in
this country has sent 00J as a Thanksgiv-
ing gift to the nationalist agitators
The truly great John L. Sullivan reached
Manchester Tuesday in his triumpSai prog
ress through England. An enthusiastic
crowd escorted him to his hotel.
Tuesday morning Adolph Hatzka, of AL
North Lincoln street, Chicago. beat his H.
year-od stepson to death with leather
strap. The brutal murderer was arrested
and locked up at police station.
Five hundred coal miners on the line of the
Shenango & Allegheny railroad, in Pennsyl
vania have struck for an increase OF cents
per ton, and it is thought their number will
bs increased to 900.
While crossing a railroad track at Somo-
nauk Dekafb county, Ills, Il carriage con-
tanning John Rose and his daughter was
struck by an express train. The young lady
was instantly killed and h father was dan
gerously injured.
Mrs Mary Seymour, a resident of Illinois,
who was made a cripple for life by being
thrown from the platform of a Lake Shore
train, has begun suit for $4,000 against tn,
railroad company in the United States circuit
court at New York
A man named Clancy AMI his wife were
burned to death in their dwelling at Van
couver, Washington Territory, Monday.
Clancy was an old man who had just retired
from a thirty years service in the United
States army, and his wife lost her life in at
tempting to save him from the flames
During the last month there has been an
unprecedented number of fires at 81. Louis
many Of which have been ascribei to IN
cendiaries. These suspicious as to theil
origin have been justified by the arrest o.
| three men, one of whom confessed that h,
and his companions had started fires in sew.
| erai lumber yards, which had caused tota
loss of nearly $4,000
A dog belonging to one of the contestant
added interest to prize fight between tw
Pennsylvania miners named Gilmore AM
| Dennison. The animal belonged to Denni
son, and upon seeing his master knocks
I down he sprang at the face of his assailan
and took hold with such a firm grip that hi
jaws had to be pried open with an iron ba
before he would let go.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

DAYTON, Ohio Nov. 22-Charles Pattison,
a hermit miser, aged 50, living at 246 High
street, was found in a dying condition Tues
day morning from the effects of burns re-
ceived, as supposed, by falling into ths fire.
He died shortly afterward Concealed about
bis lonely premises were found $3.50 in old
gold coins $50 in paper money, and 81 90 in
silver. He was also the possessor of valuable
real estate He had lived alone for many
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23
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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

Mr.. ID. |. WilcUxson, of Horse Cave,
Ny, says he was for many years, badly
afflicted with phthisIc, also diabetes; the
pains were almost uncomfortable and
would sometimes almost throw him into
commissions. He tried Electric bitters
and got relief from the first bottle and
after taking six bottles, was entirely
cured, and bad gained in flesh eigteen
pounds. Says he positively believes be
would have died, had it not been for the
relief afforded by Electric bitters. Sold
at nifty cents bottle by Hartz & Balm
sen
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23
LOT0S FACE POWDER

For sale by Marshall " Fischer, Hsri2 Il Balm
sen and Frank Nader. nav Adm
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov % This city
is the headquarters of cooperative move
ment called the United States Improvement
association. Its objects are to secure reduced
postage on seeds, plants, etc; the reissue of
fractional currency for use in the mails; the
abolition of postal notes; the issue of money
orders under s. for cents, and the repeal
of the law against printed addresses on wrap
pers. The president is W. p Nixon, of The
Chicago Inter Ocean. The treasurer is James
Wick, the wel-kncwn seed man, of Roches-
ter Y
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

BERLIN, Nov. 23-The crown prince is
keeping within doors at San Reno. the
weather being variable. DR.. Franck, of
Cannes, dined with the prince Tuesday and
found him enjoying a hearty appetite and in
good spirits. The Tageblat asserts that..P
Virchow discovered very few cancerous cells
in the discharged matter from the princes
arynx, which was sent to him for examina-
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

CAIRO, H.. Nov. S3-The woods are on
fire for radius of fifty miles in every direc-
tion from this place. but there is no damage
beyond the destruction of a few fences and a
little nngathered corn. The report of hunt
ers being surrounded by fire in ''Nigger
Wool swamp has no foundation.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

HARTFORD, Conn, Nov % AT an excited
meeting of the First Unitarian society Tues
day night an attempt was made to GUST the
pastor, the Rev. J. C. Kimball, because of
his open avowal of sympathy with the
Chicago Anarchists in recent sermon. The
attempt was a failure, a resolution asking
the pastor to resign being defeated by a
majority of eleven in a total vote of eighty
seven. The women of the society supported
Kimball in a body.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

sofa & Northwestern roa,i has officially an
nounced that it will give a retucad rate to
the ST. Paul winter carnival, consisting of
one fare for the round trip from any point on
their lines. Attached to the ticket will be a
coupon admitting the bearer TO the ice palace
grounds, for which an additional charge of
: ! cents will he made
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23
ARENSD0RF In PERIL.
SOME EXCEEDINGLY POINTED TESTl-
MONY GIVEN AGAINST HIM.

A Man and Wife Tell q Straight Story of
dorf Is tine Man--Trials of a Rabbi
Whose Wife Makes Ms Life q Burden
The Bomb Ffend Again.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

LONDON. Nov. 23.-Gladstone has writer
letter to Colonel Doping, the Donegal
landlord from whose estate some especially
brutal evictions were recently enforced,
apologizing for the inaccuracy of the state
ments he made concerning the Gweedore
evictions rejecting supon the colonel Mr..
Gladstone says that he had no intention of
imputing to Col Doping the use of a loaded
gun upon that occasion and regrets that the
latter should have so construed his comments
Col. Doping has consequently abandoned
his intention to seek legal redress for the
structures of the ex-premer.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

LONDON, Nov. % 3-Harcourt, speaking
at Morecombe Tuesday evening, said that he
did not see any signs that the leaders of the
dissentients were altering their ideas, but
there had been great shaking of the minds
of their followers Hartingt on had sought
to comfort the Unionists by the statement
that dissolution was long way off. 1t was
like the voice of the old tempter, Thou shalt
not surely die," and would be equally falsi-
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23
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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 23-The SUBJ
committee of the senate finance committee
have held two sessions in this city, concud
ing Tuesday. Members of the sub-commit-
tee express the opinion thot the government
is annually defrauded out of large amount
Of revenue by differentiation at the various
custom houses The report of this commit
tee when made may affect tariff legislation
by the Fiftieth congress.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

COLUMBUS Ohio, Nov. 23-Ofi cial figures
of the vote in the state at the late election are
as follows: Foraker, Republican, $50, 9S1;
Powell, Democrat Ssi, 2O5; Seitz, Union La
Dor, "A, 7l2; Sharp Prohibition, % 100 For
aker's plurality. 2a 7S2. Total vote, Il css
In 1855 the total vote was 7S3, 961, For,.&ec,
Republican, receiving $50 PSI; Hoadly, Dem,
crat, 346, $50; White. Prohibition. y, ,OSl.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

CHICAGO, Nov. % At $50 Tuesday
morning couple of freight trains on the
Chicago & Alton railway came into rear end
collision near Sherman, ILL., number of
train men were injured but none fatally.
Their names are: Engineers Harry Sims
and W illiam Kavanaugh; firemen Richard
Mcdonald and Joseph Burnard, and head
brakemen Alfred Patterson. The engines
were totally wrecked and sixteen cars OF
valuable merchandise were burned up Los,
estimated at 975 90
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

LONDON, Nov. q The proceedings of the
Rosemary was really lying at anchor, as her
officers declare, at the time of the collision,
and that the Scholten, in some inexplicable
manner, struck her. Second mate Moritz
of the Scholten. testified Tuesday that when
be first saw the lights of the Rosemary he
took them for those of ship at anchor.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

LONDON, Nov 2S-Two thousand crof-
tsrs on the isle of Lewis, supplied with rifles,
tents, etc, have commenced a campaign to
exterminate the deer in the forests. They al
lege that 5000 crofters are starving who
ought to be living on the land now given up
to deer, and they declare that in adopting
their present course they are actuated by
sheer necessity
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

PHTLADELPHIA. Nov 23-The score in the
six days, Eo-as- -ynu-piease waiEing match at
II o'clock Tuesday evening was as follows:
Littlewoot, 245 miles; Albert, "21, Panchot,
2I0; Nor-mac, 300, Elson. I97; Cox. le5
Burns, 1856, East, ls3, StFokel, l64
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. % The pension
office is informed that McGuidley, the notori-
Gus pension forger and swindler has pleaded
guilty at Cleveland, o., of forgery. His
career of crime covers a score of years and
he has drawn thousands of dollars of pension
money of fictitious persons
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

BERLIN, Nov % On the cars arrival at
the frontier station OF Wirballeu. on his route
home, all approaches were closed, even to
pedestrians The route thence to St Peters
burg was guarded 10y $1,000 men, and the
czar changed carriages several times on the
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

"Drones do not live to see century,"
says Mro. Clarissa Cox. of Wakefield.
Mass. 81 am Just 100 years of age, and
IL is all due TO hard work, of which
have always had plenty to do"
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

LONDON, Nov % 1t is said that many al
legged miners arrived at Liverpool from
America recently with explosives in their
possession, and that they -decamped on hear
ing of the arrests made. 1t is supposed they
are agents of the Clau-na Gael
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

speech at Nottingham Tuesday, declared that
Gladstone's statement that the murder Of
Constable Wheehan was put-up case was
an absolute lis Gladstone, he said, was at
one end of chain and Patrick Ford at the
other end
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

CARSON Cry, New, Nov. 23.-Mrs Lang
try's artesian well, which she is having bored
on her claim near this city, is now down 2l5
feet. 1t has recently been discovered that
the Jersey Lily's idea in boring the well was
to strike hot water and establish a sanitar-
ium conservatory atc
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-23

BosToN, Nov. %. Mrs Fay, the medium,
has sued the publishers of The Record for
$50, 900 damages for alleged libel III publish
ing what purported to be an expos of Mrs
EaviS uatlnis